Transportation

This highly visual study covers the US and Canadian truck manufacturers that built trucks in North America in the 1950s. Following World War II, North American truck manufacturers responded to the prosperity of the 1950s with fresh designs and features...

Transport Operator Licensing takes operators through the whole process of licensing, looking at when licences are required, giving advice on applying for such licences, describing the undertakings that form part of the application, the systems that...

The branch lines of Devon were particularly numerous and this volume covers those in Exeter and the south, central and eastern parts of the county. They were also tremendously varied, ranging from the Exmouth branch - the nearest the West Country comes...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781907085253Author Philip PorterFormat HardbackPage Count 320Imprint Porter Press InternationalPublisher Porter Press InternationalWeight(grams)...

When Jim Body joined Great Northern Railway in 1916, he could never have imagined that it would become 'the family business', with both his son Geoff and his grandson Ian taking to the rails. Through the eyes of three generations of Bodys, the rail...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781901706277Author Vic MitchellFormat HardbackPage Count 96Imprint Middleton PressPublisher Middleton Press

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781857943511Author Norman HullFormat PaperbackPage Count 48Imprint Silver Link BooksPublisher Mortons Media Group

Honda's Valkyrie/F6C burst onto the motorcycle scene in the mid-1990s, completely changing the way Cruisers looked and performed. Honda's history with horizontally opposed engines in motorcycles dates back to the mid-1970s and the Valkyrie's fully...

Men work on cars and women cook. Men put up shelves and women make curtains. This used to be typical but not any more, with tasks in the home often shared equally. But women can go a step further and become as confident with a jack as with a power drill...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781909328563Author Jeffery GrayerFormat PaperbackPage Count 104Imprint Noodle BooksPublisher Crecy Publishing

The cross-country Ruabon to Barmouth railway was originally built to fulfil the desire of connecting the town of Llangollen with the rest of the rapidly expanding network. The local Victorian promoters received the backing of the Great Western Railway,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781903016725Author Paul ChancellorFormat PaperbackPage Count 60Imprint Trans-Pennine Publishing LtdPublisher Crecy PublishingWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781854144225Author Mick WebberFormat PaperbackPage Count 120Imprint Capital Transport PublishingPublisher Capital Transport Publishing

The complete autobiography of an American hero, Jimmy Doolittle. Pilot, scholar, daredevil, general . . . James "Jimmy" Doolittle was one of America's greatest heroes. In a life filled with adventure and achievement, Doolittle did it all. As a stunt...

The story of today's Jeep Wrangler has an intriguing and unusual beginning, when the demands of the American army during the Second World War led to the production of a simple, yet multi-purpose, go-anywhere vehicle that could easily (and cheaply) be...

The Great Western is the least known of Isambard Kingdom Brunel's three ships, being overshadowed by the later careers of the Great Britain and the Great Eastern. However, the Great Western was the first great success, confounding the critics in becoming...

This third volume to cover the Class 66 takes a look at the Freightliner-operated Class 66/5/6/9 locos that were delivered during the early to mid 2000s. This was at a time when most of the current locos in use with Freightliner on the national network...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781908174512Author Vic MitchellFormat HardbackPage Count 96Imprint Middleton PressPublisher Middleton Press

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781908174505Author John OrganFormat HardbackPage Count 96Imprint Middleton PressPublisher Middleton PressWeight(grams) 480gDimensions(mm) 240mm * 175mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781909328129Author Jeffery GrayerFormat PaperbackPage Count 104Imprint Noodle BooksPublisher Crecy Publishing

The stretch of railway line between Hull and Bridlington forms part of northern England's historic Yorkshire Coast Line (or the Hull to Scarborough line), which runs from Hull Paragon to Bridlington and Scarborough and is around 55 miles long. Since it...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781563923012Author Haynes PublishingFormat PaperbackPage Count 384Imprint Haynes Manuals IncPublisher Haynes PublishingWeight(grams) 555gDimensions(mm)...

From about 1910 to the mid-1920s, the cyclecar was a popular means of transport. Cheap, simply engineered, often crude, it was really just a motorcycle engine with a lightweight chassis and body (the cyclecar/microcar often being the product of cycle and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780853613862Author M. SharmanFormat PaperbackPage Count 200Imprint The Oakwood PressPublisher Stenlake Publishing

Stop! Don't buy a FIAT 124 Spider or Pininfarina Azurra Spider without buying this book first! Packed with good advice from running costs, paperwork, vital statistics, valuation and the FIAT community, right through to whether it will suit you and your...

The aim of this series is to appeal to readers of all ages, perhaps for different reasons...In this volume: We travel back to the year 1976 For the younger reader there are wonderful pictures of trains, real trains. There will, for example, be tank...

Masquerading as a civilian airliner during the mid-1930s, the Heinkel He 111 medium-range bomber saw its first combat in 1936 with Germany's Condor Legion during the Spanish Civil War. The initial stages of World War II confirmed the design's prominent...

The B-24 Liberator remains to this day the world's most produced heavy bomber and multi-engine aircraft, and the most-produced military aircraft in US history, with almost 19,000 examples leaving the assembly lines of five plants. Through a broad range...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781857943337Author Alan J. HaighFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint Silver Link BooksPublisher Mortons Media Group

SUV may stand for Sport Utility Vehicle, but it is the vehicle of choice for everyone from the soccer mom to the hunter to the small-business person. Whether confronting wild terrain or suburban sprawl, these daily drivers require regular maintenance to...

Steam's final fling proved a melancholy experience for the many enthusiasts who had witnessed the gleaming giants of the rails in their prime. One day's highly burnished rail tour favourite was the next day's candidate for the breaker's torch. This book...

For the very first time, the history of British pre-World War I aircraft has been gathered together in one volume, with more than 900 of them well illustrated. This new book constitutes a most valuable contribution about a remarkable period in aviation...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781907085444Author Mick WalshFormat HardbackPage Count 320Imprint Porter Press InternationalPublisher Porter Press International

A great many books have been written over the years about individual airfields or those in particular counties/areas but this one covers a good proportion of them in one publication, from Abbots Bromley to Zeals. It provides brief details of over 1700...

With so many different models and specifications to navigate, this book will help you get the Mini you want at the right price. Featuring over a hundred colour images, plus details of problems to keep an eye out for, it is an essential aid for the...

Featuring an array of previously unpublished images, Royston Morris documents the fascinating world of the vehicles and equipment that keep the nation's railways on track and on time. There are numerous machines that can carry out various different...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781613251409Author Jeff TannFormat PaperbackPage Count 146Imprint CartechPublisher CartechWeight(grams) 354gDimensions(mm) 279mm * 216mm * 8mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780853616207Author Colin Gerald MaggsFormat PaperbackPage Count 120Imprint The Oakwood PressPublisher Stenlake PublishingDimensions(mm) 151mm * 213mm * 7mm

Tatra - The Legacy of Hans Ledwinka is the story of the Tatra company, which originated in the Central European country of Czechoslovakia. It is a tale of great innovation and avant-garde design in automobile engineering. It is also the story of one man...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780938716587Author Gustav LilienthalFormat PaperbackPage Count 176Imprint Markowski International PublishersPublisher Markowski International...